When it was announced that Verizon was buying AOL, the NY Times had several articles about the purchase. They made it clear that the only reason anyone would want to buy AOL is because of their advertising know-how. By layering … Continue reading
He changed the course of my life. Continue reading
Did you know that you can now subscribe to HBO at Comcast without paying for any of the other crap on cable TV? It’s true and it’s wonderful! They have a few technical kinks to work out though. Comcast asked … Continue reading
Past. Now. Future. Success. Riches. Continue reading
90% of science fiction is crap. 90% of everything is crap. Continue reading
I was wondering what songs are about. Most of them are about love of course but what about the other ones? Terry Gross had a dude on the other day who wrote songs about a bomb that went off his … Continue reading
Excellent idea that I never thought of before… The first half of this bloggingheads video is about Paul Bloom experiments showing how very young babies have a well-developed moral sense. In the second half of the video, Paul & Bob … Continue reading
Sin is just a manifestation of our Human Propensity to Fuck Things Up. Continue reading
I haven’t seen a good Ted talk in ages then two come along together. Alain de Botton has a recipe for happiness. Chip Kidd has a recipe for beauty which is almost the same thing.
The priest held both of my hands in his and spoke the wisdom of the ages Continue reading